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These are some black and gray socks I made John. They are of Regia. I made them toe up on two circular size 2 needles. The heel is eye of partridge stitch in two colors. The bind off is the Icelandic Bind-Off.

I used a ribbing of k4, p2 on these socks. I thought it would be a change for John as most of his sock tops have been straight knitting. This shot shows the eye of partridge done in two colors a little better. I really enjoyed this yarn. I liked the gray and black without a jacquard a great deal, and I thought the ribbed top showed this patterning off well.

This is another pair of Regia jacquard socks I made John. I thought the yarn looked awfully dull by itself, so I added the bright blue Regia for the accents. The colors are muted in this photo. Actually, that blue is a nice flag blue. These were done toe up on size two needles, two circular ones. I find I much prefer making socks toe up.

This is a closeup of the heel. I used the heel stitch on these. On the heel flap, I practiced knitting to and fro. I found that was quite fun and helped break up a somewhat boring pair of socks to knit.

This is a closeup of the tops of the socks. I used the Icelandic bind-off on these. These were not too ruffly, and yet there is a lot of stretch in them.

This is the start of a new pair of socks I'm working on. I'm using Stahl's Socka, a lovely blue/purple/teal yarn combined with a creamy white. This is the top of the sock; the sole is all stripes like the band around the toe. I'm doing it toe-up and on two circulars. I'm at the heel flap in this photo; I abandoned the two circulars for my double points for a while until I get the heel going. Usually, I knit two socks on two circulars at the same time, but since I was using two colors of yarn, I decided I'd do one. It's easier to untangle two balls of yarn than four!

Here are the two color socks finished at last. I ripped out all the work I'd done in the previous photo--the socks were too long! So when I started over, I did two at a time on my circular needles. This photo shows the bottom and the top of the socks. These socks were part of an Advanced Socknitter's Class conducted by the Socknitter's list on Yahoo. Rebecca taught the class and posted her sock sample here. She made her socks from the top down, but I prefer to knit my socks toe up.

Therefore, I knitted mine toe up, and I also used the 2 Color Eye of Partridge heel and Queen Kahuna's Aloha toe cast on. (I thought that toe was very easy to do, by the way.) I also used Elizabeth Zimmerman's Sewn Cast Off, which I find to be extremely stretchy and comfortable. These were the first two-color socks I've ever made, and I'm quite pleased with them. I found the class fun to do, and while I did a lot of ripping, I enjoy getting it right. I think I learned a lot, and I'll not be afraid to do another pair. Best of all, they fit!

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	These are some black and gray socks I made John. They are of Regia. I made them toe up on two circular size 2 needles. The heel is eye of partridge stitch in two colors. The bind off is the Icelandic Bind-Off.
	I used a ribbing of k4, p2 on these socks. I thought it would be a change for John as most of his sock tops have been straight knitting. This shot shows the eye of partridge done in two colors a little better. I really enjoyed this yarn. I liked the gray and black without a jacquard a great deal, and I thought the ribbed top showed this patterning off well.
	This is another pair of Regia jacquard socks I made John. I thought the yarn looked awfully dull by itself, so I added the bright blue Regia for the accents. The colors are muted in this photo. Actually, that blue is a nice flag blue. These were done toe up on size two needles, two circular ones. I find I much prefer making socks toe up.
	This is a closeup of the heel. I used the heel stitch on these. On the heel flap, I practiced knitting to and fro. I found that was quite fun and helped break up a somewhat boring pair of socks to knit.
	This is a closeup of the tops of the socks. I used the Icelandic bind-off on these. These were not too ruffly, and yet there is a lot of stretch in them.
	This is the start of a new pair of socks I'm working on. I'm using Stahl's Socka, a lovely blue/purple/teal yarn combined with a creamy white. This is the top of the sock; the sole is all stripes like the band around the toe. I'm doing it toe-up and on two circulars. I'm at the heel flap in this photo; I abandoned the two circulars for my double points for a while until I get the heel going. Usually, I knit two socks on two circulars at the same time, but since I was using two colors of yarn, I decided I'd do one. It's easier to untangle two balls of yarn than four!
	Here are the two color socks finished at last. I ripped out all the work I'd done in the previous photo--the socks were too long! So when I started over, I did two at a time on my circular needles. This photo shows the bottom and the top of the socks. These socks were part of an Advanced Socknitter's Class conducted by the Socknitter's list on Yahoo. Rebecca taught the class and posted her sock sample here. She made her socks from the top down, but I prefer to knit my socks toe up.
	Therefore, I knitted mine toe up, and I also used the 2 Color Eye of Partridge heel and Queen Kahuna's Aloha toe cast on. (I thought that toe was very easy to do, by the way.) I also used Elizabeth Zimmerman's Sewn Cast Off, which I find to be extremely stretchy and comfortable. These were the first two-color socks I've ever made, and I'm quite pleased with them. I found the class fun to do, and while I did a lot of ripping, I enjoy getting it right. I think I learned a lot, and I'll not be afraid to do another pair. Best of all, they fit!